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Hawkins, Jan – 1985
Designed to help understand the cognitive and social effects of children's classroom experiences with LOGO and computers, this study presents an account of the ways in which two elementary school teachers thought about, grappled with, and practiced LOGO in their classrooms over a 2-year period. The account is organized chronologically, first…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Development, Elementary Education
Miller, Samuel D. – 1984
Public and private teacher-student interactions were coded for 551 students during 10 mathematics class periods in 18 classrooms, grades 5 through 8. The observation system used was a modified version of two systems, the Brophy and Good teacher-student dyadic interaction system, and the Dweck et al. observation system to code evaluative feedback.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers, Feedback
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Lehrer, Richard; Randle, Lynn – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1987
An experimental study compared the instructional effectiveness of Logo programming, commercially available software designed to aid composition and problem solving, and traditional teaching methods for low socioeconomic status first-grade students. Both software environments enhanced problem solving performance for a novel task, but Logo was most…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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Zevin, Jack – Social Studies, 1990
Analyzes the "Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learnings'" section on teachers. Focuses on research on teaching, history of teaching, and teacher education, characteristics, and competence in the social studies field. Concludes the handbook reveals the impoverished nature of research on social studies teaching,…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Problems
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Auster, Carol J.; MacRone, Mindy – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Asserts that the relationship between students and faculty is the result of responses to a negotiated social setting. Reports on a study of 132 college students on factors that might affect class participation. Offers four recommendations for faculty to encourage student participation and responses to questions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Females, Higher Education
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Form, William – American Sociologist, 1995
Offers an insightful and perceptive portrait of the legendary sociologist C. Wright Mills by one of his former graduate students. Traces Mills's areas of interest from occupational characteristics to power groups leading to the publication of his seminal work, "The Power Elite." Discusses Mills's teaching styles and academic career. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational History
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Joseph, Pamela B.; Efron, Sara – Journal of Moral Education, 1993
Reports on the results of 180 questionnaires given to public school teachers and 26 structured follow-up interviews on how teachers view themselves as moral educators. Found that teachers' individual moralities shaped the choices they made. Discovered that, although reluctant to teach values directly, teachers feel a commitment to share their…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Codes of Ethics, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
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Weiler, Kathleen – History of Education Quarterly, 1994
Maintains that rural school reform in California between 1900 and 1940 was motivated by many of the same concerns that underlay the national movement to reform rural education. Describes the growth of state control over classroom teachers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Females, One Teacher Schools
Lickona, Tom – Moral Education Forum, 1995
Classifies and explains some of the basic concepts, practices, and approaches of character education. Delineates eight ways to differentiate current approaches. Discusses the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) comprehensive approach. Includes a list of 10 moral education centers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Study Centers
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Henkel, Mary – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2004
The article explores whether the idea of a nexus between research and teaching is still influential, what meanings are attached to it and within what concepts of higher education. It draws on research into the perceptions of two groups of actors, academics and students, and some recent scholarly analyses of the issues. It argues that the idea of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Role, Educational Principles, College Environment
Fogel, Alan – 1984
Presented in this paper are a selective review and summary of recent research findings concerning the adult's role in infant development. After an introduction setting forth assumptions guiding the selection of issues and findings, the first section discusses research on parent/infant interaction. Some of the classic concepts of infant…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Day Care Centers
Varnhagen, Stanley; Calder, Peter W. – 1985
The Microcomputer Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) was designed to broaden the use of microcomputers in student testing, for elementary and secondary school use, and for a variety of test item formats. MDTP was designed to administer tests, to allow teachers to create or revise tests, to print out test forms when desired, to score tests, to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
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Frumin, Isak – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Distinguishes between alternative schools (where a particular educational program is adhered to as a matter of faith) and innovative schools (where there is a constant search for better approaches). Maintains that the innovative approach has become more accepted in Russian schools, allowing teachers greater freedom and increasing their…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
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Kainan, Anat – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1996
Examines the stories that teachers tell each other in the staff room. Identifies and characterizes these stories according to what they reveal about teachers' concepts concerning power and the teachers' role. Explores how these concepts develop in the wider sociocultural climate of the school. (MJP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Higher Education, Individual Power
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Tippins, Deborah J.; And Others – Journal of Moral Education, 1993
Asserts that the ethical dimensions of teaching involve complex decisions found in the sense-making process and deeply embedded in teachers' professional lives. Reports on a study of a middle school science teacher and how emancipatory learning, control, and social expectations influence teaching behaviors. (CFR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics
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